You will soon be able to drive at 140 kmph on e-ways legally

Speaking at an investor summit in Gurgaon earlier this week, the minister had talked about driving vehicles at high speed on such stretches where no slow-moving vehicles and pedestrians are allowed.Dipak K Dash | TNN | March 12, 2016, 08:35 IST

NEW DELHI: You could soon drive at 130-140 kmph on expressways as the Centre plans to enhance the speed limits from the current 100kmph.

Highways minister Nitin Gadkari told TOI that the norms will be changed as more expressways with complete access control are built across the country.

Speaking at an investor summit in Gurgaon earlier this week, the minister had talked about driving vehicles at high speed on such stretches where no slow-moving vehicles and pedestrians are allowed.

"We will come out with separate norms since such stretches will be access-controlled with minimum entry and exit points. The speed limit on other roads will be different and safety will be the parameter for setting the norms," Gadkari said.

Sources said the speed limits in urban areas and for specific areas are notified by the local administration and police authorities. "They are free to specify and enforce the speed limits," a transport ministry official said.